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Life of Andrea Sbarboro : reminiscences of an Italian-American pioneer : San Francisco, 1911.
BANC MSS C-D 5180 FILM
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Title:

Life of Andrea Sbarboro: reminiscences of an Italian-American pioneer : San Francisco, 1911

Creator/Contributor:

Sbarboro, Andrea, b. 1839, creator

Abstract:

Recollections of childhood in Italy and New York City; voyage to Calif. via Panama (1852); life in S.F. as shopkeeper, landowner, banker and prominent member of the Italian community; and organizing the Italian-Swiss Colony (1881) at Asti. Also discusses his establishment of the Italian-American Bank in S.F. (1899), the 1906 earthquake and fire (as member of the Relief and Reconstruction Committee) and opposition to Asian immigration.

Date:

1911 (issued)

Subject:

Italian-Swiss Colony.
Italian-American Bank, San Francisco.
Italians -- California
Banks and banking -- California -- San Francisco
Viticulture -- California
Wine and wine making -- California
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco
Fires -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Personal narratives
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Commerce

Note:

Original in: family possession.
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the family.

Type:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

Partial microfilm reel : (167 exposures) : negative (Rich. 93:12) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 5180 FILM

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the family.